How to scare a modern racing driver

Audi DTM racer Miguel Molina blended the modern with the historic recently when he drove a thundering R8 LMS around the 60 – yes 60 – degree banking of Sitges in Spain, as he tells Jamie O'Leary

Many modern racing drivers don't give two hoots about the history of the sport from which they earn their livings. They're too caught up in the here and now of racing, testing, and the inevitable PR demands that go with driving for a big organisation.

That's a slight that could not be angled towards Audi DTM driver Miguel Molina though. Now in his third year as a works racer with the German manufacturer, Molina is embracing his role and was treated to a rather special day's work earlier this month.